Contract Technical Writer (Genuent) – Rochester NY

Genuent is hiring a Technical Writer for our client in Rochester, NY. Qualified candidates may send their resume to Joe Vieira at jvieira@genuent.net

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Expected to act as a peer technology mentor within the practice. Capable of working independently, contributes to projects at most phases, but also can take a project management role with small to medium size projects utilizing SEI /CMM practices.

SKILLS:

(1) Independence: Is mostly self-directed. (2) Teamwork: Can make major contributions to teams and/or lead teams. (3) Client Satisfaction: Takes responsibility for client satisfaction with project deliverables . (4) Business Development: Can recognize IM/business opportunities and help develop them.

COMMUNICATIONS (1) Verbal: Can effectively present technical issues to peers and management. (2) Written: Can produce documents related to their work with little review .

PLANNING SKILLS:

(1) Task Estimation: Can estimate tasks within their area of expertise (2) Progress Tracking: Can provide good status and completion time estimates for their area of responsibility .

MANAGEMENT – (1) Leadership: Can provide technical guidance to more junior staff members within their area of expertise . May take on project leadership role for moderate sized projects under supervision of more senior staff member . (2) Organizing: Can effectively organize and prioritize their own work . Can use project management tools to track project progress and keep clients updated and aware of client responsibilities and dependencies .

EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 2 years

If this opportunity is aligned with your experience and career goals (or if you’re looking for something different), I would love to assist you–let’s schedule a time to talk. Please also visit our jobs page directly at http://www.genuent.net/job-postings.html for a full listing of all our opportunities.